Global Patent Index - EP 0247315 A1

EP 0247315 A1 19871202 - Sheet material handling apparatus.

Title (en)

Sheet material handling apparatus.

Title (de)

Apparat zum Handhaben von blattförmigem Gut.

Title (fr)

Appareil pour manipuler des articles en forme de feuilles.

Publication

EP 0247315 A1 19871202 (EN)

Application

EP 87104262 A 19870323

Priority

US 86669786 A 19860527

Abstract (en)

An apparatus is provided to sequentially form and transport sheet material assemblages (28) to a receiving location (22). The apparatus includes a collating conveyor assembly (26) which is operated to form the sheet material assemblages. A gripper conveyor assembly (32) sequentially grips sheet material assemblages formed by the collating conveyor assembly and transports them to a receiving location (22). A receiving conveyor (34) transports the sheet material assemblages from the receiving location. The gripper conveyor assembly (32) includes a plurality of grippers (98) which are sequentially moved beneath the collating conveyor assembly with the grippers fully open and facing upwardly. Sheet material assemblages (28) are sequentially dropped from the collating conveyor assembly (26) downwardly into the upwardly opening grippers (98). Each of the grippers in turn is closed to clampingly grip the sheet material assemblages (28). The grippers are then moved to the receiving location (22) and opened with the grippers facing downwardly to drop the sheet material assemblages onto the receiving conveyor (34).

IPC 1-7

B65H 29/04; B65H 39/065

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/04 (2006.01); B65H 39/045 (2006.01); B65H 39/065 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65H 29/003 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 39/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 39/065 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/4321 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/44712 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0247315 A1 19871202; EP 0247315 B1 19900829; AT E55966 T1 19900915; DE 3764540 D1 19901004; US 4721296 A 19880126

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87104262 A 19870323; AT 87104262 T 19870323; DE 3764540 T 19870323; US 86669786 A 19860527